Dr Kim Wonhee (Korea Maritime
Institute) ‘The Scope and Limitation of the Jurisdiction of
International Courts and Tribunals in accordance with UNCLOS’

Dr Irini Papanicolopulu (University of Glasgow)'What is a law of the sea dispute? The significance of jurisdictional findings in the Chagos'

11.15 – 11.30 Refreshments, Queen Anne 075 (Council Chamber)

11.30 - 12.30 (Parallel) Session II

Constitutional
Issues I

Queen
Anne 038

Chair:
Bill Davies

Professor
TT Arvind (Newcastle University) ‘Civic ghosts:
Subjecthood and the failure of law in the Chagos litigation’

Chris Monaghan (University of
Greenwich) ‘Revisiting Lord Mance’s dissent in Bancoult (No.2) – in the 800th year of Magna Carta’

Roundtable
Discussion: Political and Legal dimensions to the Chagos Litigation

Queen
Anne 039

Chair:
Professor Steven Haines

Presenter: David Snoxell (Coordinator
of the Chagos Islands (BIOT) All-Party Parliamentary Group and former British High Commissioner
to Mauritius (2000-2004) and Deputy Commissioner for the BIOT (1995-1997)) ‘The role of Parliament and litigation in resolving
the Chagos tragedy’

Panellists (will include):

Iain Orr, former diplomat
at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

12.30 - 13.30 Lunch, Queen Anne 063 (Edinburgh Room)

13.30 - 15.00 (Parallel) Session III

Constitutional
Issues II

Queen
Anne 038

Chair:
Bill Davies

Professor Margit Cohn (Hebrew
University of Jerusalem) ‘Executive Supremacy: the Chagos
Case and Non-Statutory Executive Powers in a Comparative Context’

Dr
Fiammetta Borgia (University of Rome, ‘Tor Vergeta’) ‘The
Chagos Archipelago Sovereignty Dispute, Unlawful Marine Protected Area and
Its Implications in International Law: From Land Grabbing to Sea Grabbing’

15.00-15.15 Refreshments, Queen Anne 075 (Council Chamber)

15.15-16.15 The Keynote Address: Professor Philippe
Sands QC

The Keynote Address: Professor
Philippe Sands QC

Queen
Anne 075 (Council Chamber)

Professor
Philippe Sands QC will be delivering the keynote address. Professor Sands QC
currently acts for Mauritius in its proceedings on Chagos, and he represented
Mauritius in its recent proceedings against the United Kingdom at the
Permanent Court of Arbitration. Professor Sands is a Professor of Law and is the Director of the Centre on International Courts and Tribunalsat University
College London. He is also a member of Matrix Chambers.

Delegates are now able to book their place at the Chagos Litigation: A Socio-Legal Dialogue conference by emailing lawevents@gre.ac.uk. Please note that places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come-first served basis. The conference is free to attend and it is open to academics, legal practitioners and postgraduate students.

Thursday, 9 April 2015

Conference UpdatesThe Chagos Litigation: A Socio-Legal Dialogue has a new twitter account: @Chagos_Dialogue.The twitter hashtag is #ChagosDialogue.PCA DecisionThe Guardian has reported on the recent decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration's decision of 18th March 2015 in Republic of Mauritius v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:

Friday, 13 March 2015

Professor Philippe Sands QC will be delivering the keynote address at the Chagos Litigation: A Socio-Legal Dialogue conference. Professor Sands QC is a leading international lawyer and has written extensively on international law and the Chagos litigation. Professor Sands is a tenant at Matrix Chambers and a Professor of Law at UCL Laws, University College London.Further details about the Chagos Litigation: A Socio-Legal Dialogue conference are available on twitter via @UoGLaw, @ChrisJ_Monaghan and #ChagosDialogue.

The Chagos Litigation: A Socio-Legal Dialogue conference will be taking place in Queen Anne Building, University of Greenwich.Travel directions to the Greenwich campus can be found at http://www2.gre.ac.uk/about/travel/greenwichThe campus is five minutes walk from Cutty Sark DLR station and less than fifteen minutes walk from both Greenwich station and Maze Hill station.There is car parking outside of the Greenwich campus and this costs £2.50 per hour. The nearest car park is on Park Row, opposite Queen Anne Building.

This one-day conference The Chagos Litigation: A Socio-Legal
Dialogue will bring together academics and legal practitioners to explore
the landmark significance of the Chagos litigation from a number of distinct and
interconnected perspectives. The Chagos litigation refers to the cases brought
by the former inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago and the Republic of
Mauritius against the United Kingdom. The claim by Mauritius concerned the
sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago and the legality of the Marine Protected
Area. The Permanent Court of Arbitration has recently ruled that the creation
of the Marine Protected Area was inconsistent with the United Kingdom’s
international law obligations. The cases brought by the former inhabitants were
concerned with inter alia the
decision to remove and prevent their return to the Chagos Archipelago. The conference aims to facilitate a dialogue
that brings together academics and legal practitioners who are interested in
the different aspects of the Chagos litigation and the wider issues that
emanate from this litigation, in order to address these issues from a
socio-legal perspective. The conference is hosted by the School of Law and the
Human Rights and Social Justice Research Group at the University of Greenwich.

Th keynote speaker is Professor
Philippe Sands QC. Professor Sands QC is a leading international lawyer, who is acting as counsel for Mauritius for the proceedings on Chagos and represented Mauritius before the Permanent Court of Arbitration.

Conference Themes: Papers are welcome from those with an academic or professional interest
in the issues raised by the Chagos litigation. Papers may be on any aspect of
the Chagos litigation, including the constitutional and human rights
implications, judicial decision-making, domestic administrative law, legal
history, and international law. Papers may be on one particular aspect or
alternatively may seek to address broader themes. The conference is free to
attendfor both presenters and
delegates.

Instructions for Presenters: The deadline for the submission of abstracts will be 17th
April 2015. Abstracts will need to be between 200-300 words in length. Presenters
will have twenty minutes each excluding time for questions. Notice of
acceptance will be made by 1st May 2015. Please submit abstracts to Chris
Monaghan at c.monaghan@gre.ac.uk. It is anticipated that a selection
of the papers delivered at the conference will be published as an edited
collection. All papers presented at the conference are potentially eligible for
inclusion in such a volume.

Further Information: Bookings for delegates will be opened in May 2015. If you would like any further information
please contact the conference organiser Chris Monaghan at c.monaghan@gre.ac.uk